prevenIRAS: The plan to reduce healthcare-associated infections

It is the small things that matter — like regular hands washing or disinfection
Thomas Haeni, Vice President for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections at HARTMANN GROUP
Thomas Haeni, Vice President for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections at HARTMANN GROUP
“On average, we witness an outbreak every five years and this is gaining traction. It may be that from now on we’ll have a damaging outbreak of a virus or bacteria on a regular basis. The world is not getting any cleaner. We have to make sure that we protect ourselves well.”
Thomas Haeni, Vice President for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections at HARTMANN GROUP
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